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![Community Foundation's chief executive to step down](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBZ3dtIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5214a7722c4ff2ad138b8ac5e6ac97215e723b95/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/Ruth%20Willis.jpg)
![Natalie Harrison](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTRoIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--088908944f6f9866ee690334cc0bf5c8bcf7342b/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9aa9beec24523126077dafa70bb37836dcde9109/Natalie%20Harrison.jpg)
Community Foundation's chief executive to step down
Ruth Willis, the chief executive of South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation, is stepping down next year after more than a decade of service.
![Faces behind the Foundation: Melinda Schofield](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaXduIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ff35334aac50910f4c8aa47a30b35a045c52962e/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/melinda%20schofield%20(1).jpg)
![Melinda Schofield](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbTBnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--8d3722231753e506b0780ff8faa023f7b3d81e12/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9aa9beec24523126077dafa70bb37836dcde9109/melinda%20schofield.jpg)
Faces behind the Foundation: Melinda Schofield
Meet Melinda Schofield - Regional Sales Director Yorkshire at Bauer Media Group UK and one of our newest trustees.
South Yorkshire
![Volunteers Week 2024](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcEluIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--839fb0c518d21d578531b4e4a5fe8e1600a7ef08/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/krishnaharish-selfie.jpg)
![Natalie Harrison](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTRoIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--088908944f6f9866ee690334cc0bf5c8bcf7342b/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9aa9beec24523126077dafa70bb37836dcde9109/Natalie%20Harrison.jpg)
Volunteers Week 2024
Krishna Harish, from Sheffield, is one of SYCF's Grants Panel Members, helping to ensure our grant funding goes to the community groups making the most impact.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
![Remembering Brian Hodges](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaWNLIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--710008edecabda7eed45522933efdfb6db9865f4/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/UPDATED---Brian-Hodges.jpg)
![Ruth E Willis](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBallUIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2f84b138e67873b4d9c197ef6ebfdf945cb51c6c/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--13c887b74e0b2d3f6db2561fe4f0db4374cc2054/Ruth%20Willis%20(1).png)
Remembering Brian Hodges
In December 2022, South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) was saddened to learn about the passing of Brian Hodges, Chair of our northwest Sheffield grant panels. Brian spent a remarkable twenty years as a SYCF volunteer.
Sheffield
![New arrivals at South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbGtLIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--06d47f2d3f8a2daa2122f97722053383aeb74f75/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/Andy%20Kershaw%20040423.jpg)
![Ruth E Willis](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBallUIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2f84b138e67873b4d9c197ef6ebfdf945cb51c6c/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--13c887b74e0b2d3f6db2561fe4f0db4374cc2054/Ruth%20Willis%20(1).png)
New arrivals at South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation
South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) are delighted to appoint new additions across our staff and Trustee teams to help support the organisation’s objectives of giving community grants across the region.
South Yorkshire
![Changes to our Board and Staff team](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaGtQIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--15106720d13fba726d1e577784d92c5cb5c8800e/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/Dame%20Hilary%20Chapman%20official%20pic.jpg)
![Ruth E Willis](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBallUIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2f84b138e67873b4d9c197ef6ebfdf945cb51c6c/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--13c887b74e0b2d3f6db2561fe4f0db4374cc2054/Ruth%20Willis%20(1).png)
Changes to our Board and Staff team
As the year draws to an end, South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) are saying farewell to some of our wonderful Trustees, amidst other changes in the composition of our Board.
South Yorkshire
![Community Foundation makes high profile trustee appointments](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDhvIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--6f48e4a8779fe63a47d7f97aa70dd1a7cac3ba8b/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/New%20Team%20Member%20Instagram%20Post.jpg)
![Natalie Harrison](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaTRoIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--088908944f6f9866ee690334cc0bf5c8bcf7342b/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9aa9beec24523126077dafa70bb37836dcde9109/Natalie%20Harrison.jpg)
Community Foundation makes high profile trustee appointments
Four new faces have joined the board of trustees at South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF).
South Yorkshire
![Meet the trustees: Vickie Clark Brown](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBc0lnIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--eeff09b1da80a5e2dd49e6cb83e0d7089d7c19fc/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBPZ2h3Ym1jNkUzSmxjMmw2WlY5MGIxOW1hV3hzV3dkcEFjaHBBWVU2Q25OaGRtVnlld1k2REhGMVlXeHBkSGxwYVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a71650402ab5da8444f1762a7bf2634d3e23641/Victoria%20Clarke%20Brown.png)
![Victoria Clarke Brown, CDir and FMCA](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb3dUIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1fce43bc83b2a5a72da1943bb0d165ab86e72703/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVVzd09ncHpZWFpsY25zR09neHhkV0ZzYVhSNWFXaz0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--13c887b74e0b2d3f6db2561fe4f0db4374cc2054/Victoria%20Clarke%20Brown.png)
Meet the trustees: Vickie Clark Brown
Our treasurer Vickie Clark Brown is a qualified accountant, chartered director and highly experienced trustee and non-executive director.